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UNITEI). STATES atented November 24, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. RAND, or NE'wToNvILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

ACCOUNT-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION arming part of Letters Patent Nofmavee, dated Nvembef 24,1903.

` Afpnmion sied september 17,1903. serial No. 173.585. oro model.)

To all whom may concern:

Beit known that I, JAMES Hr RAND,a citizen of the United States, residing at Ne wtonville, l in the county of Middlesex and State 'of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Account-Books, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the daily-balance ledgers used in banks, and more particularly to ledgers of this class in which 'each section is provided with a movable index or supplemental list of depositors names capable of being placed beside those entry-columns which are more or less remote from the usual namecolumn at the left-hand margin of the leaves, so as to bring the names closely to such remote columns andl enable the bookkeeper to work more rapidly and lwith comparatively little risk or making an entry on the' wrong line.

The object of my invention is to provide such ledgers with a movable`index of this kind which is simple in construction, easily manipulated, and reliably held in its proper position.

In the accompanying drawings, consisting of two sheets, Figure l is a perspective view of an open bank-ledger embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detached face view, partly in section, of oneofthe sections of the'ledger,- showing a different position of the reversible index. Fig. 3 is a transverse section in line 3 3, Fig. 2, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view, on an en' larged scale, of the swinging index-frame and the binding-stub to which it is attached, showing'the construction of the hinge. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one ofthe pintles to which the swinging frame isk attached, showing the manner of securing'its flexible connection to the pintle. n

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.Y

A indicates the leaves of the book, and B the usual column ofdepositors names,writ ten or printed upon the left-hand margin of the leaves, the names being arranged in alphabetical order in a manner common to such ledgers.

The leaves are ruled into groups of vertical columns O for [the entry of debits and credits or deposits, checks, and balances, each group being headed by the name of one of days of the week and the several columns being subdivided'into horizontal entry-spaces d, which register with the spaces of the namecolumn B in a well-known manner. In the `ledger shown in the drawings each page has six groups of columns; but, if desired, each may have three groups. The leaves may be vpermanently or loosely bound in the book.

.In the ledger illustrated in the drawings they are arranged in sections, each of which is attached to astub e, which is removably bound in the book like the leaves of loose -leaf ledgers but this particular feature forms no part of my present invention and is the subject of another application iiled by me February 24, 1903, Serial No. 144,877.

Combined with each section of the book is a movable index F, which extends across the leaves of the section parallel with the vertical account-columns and which bears on both sides a duplicate of 'the depositors names printed on the leaves of the corresponding section. Each of these movable indexes consists of a narrow strip of stiff material, such as cardboard or sheet metal, which is pivotally attached at one of itsV longitudinal edges to the free end of a swinging frame G, hinged vto the center or back of the book, sothat the index can be turned or reversed on the frame, and the latter can be thrown to either side of the open book. This frame is approximately U-shaped and composed of longitudinal or lside bars g, extending along the upper and lower edges of the leaves, and a transverse bar g', connecting the outer ends of said bars, the three bars being formed in eine piece and preferably made dat-sided. The 'index F is provided at its inner edgeA with a flexible iiatsided pocket or loop f, of fabric or similar strong material, whichreceives the flat-sided transverse bar g of the swinging frame. VThis bar is iitted snugly in the pocket of the index, so that in turning the index from one side of the bar to the other the sides of the pocket are bulged or spread until the index reaches a 1 position parallel with the lpage, when the pocket again contracts to its flatsided form. By this construction the pocket offers sufficient resistance to the turning of the index to prevent accidental rotation or displacement of the same. j

The swinging frame, which carries the index, may be hinged to the center of the book by any suitable means; but I prefer to emleaves of the book.

ploy for this purpose rods or pintles h, seated in pockets or loops il, arranged at the outer edges of the binding-stubs e, and closelycoiled spiral springs k, which connect the outer ends of said pintles with the inner ends of the side bars g of the swinging frame. These springs form flexible connections, which permit the transverse bar g of said frame and the index F to lie flat upon the The springs are preferably provided at their inner ends with angular extensions la', which are fitted in longitudinal openings formed in heads or lateral enlargements Z at the outer ends of the pintles, the extensions being confined in these open ings by bending over or upsetting their ends, as shown at k2 in Figs. 4 and 5.

The side bars g of the swinging frame are preferably of such a length that in a ledger having its pages ruled into six divisions to receive a full weeks entries the transverse bar g' lies between the Thursday and Friday colums or divisions of the left-hand pages and between the Tuesday and Wednesday columns of the right-hand pages of the book. If each page is ruled to receive entries for three days only, the swinging frame is made of the proper size to locate its outer bar g between the Tuesday and Wednesday columns of the left-hand pages and between the Thursday and Friday columns of the right-hand pages.

In the use of the movable index with a ledger of the kind illustrated in the drawings when entering Mondays, Tuesdays, and VVednesdays work the index is turned to the left-hand side of the bar g. In entering Thursdays work the index is turned to the right of said bar, as shown in Fig. l, so as to expose the Thursday column. In entering Fridays and Saturdays work the index is turned to the left of the bar g', as shown in Fig. 2. After filling the left-hand page the swinging frame is thrown upon the opposite or right-hand page and the index is turned to the right or left, as before described. In this manner the list of depositors names is always brought closeto the column in which entries are being made, enabling the bookkeeper to work quickly and with the least liability of making entries on the wrong line.

My improvement is herein shown in connection with a daily-balance ledger; but the same is equally applicable to other record and account books.

I claim as my invention-- l. An account or record book having a hinged `frame capable of swinging to either side of the open book and an index attached at one edge to the free end of said frame, substantially as set forth. 2. An account or record book having a hinged frame capable of swinging to either side of the open book, and a reversible index pivoted at one edge to the free end of said frame, substantially as set forth.

3. A11 account-book having its pages ruled into columns ordivisions provided with headings denoting diderent days of the week, a hinged frame capable of swinging to either side of the open book and having its transverse outer bar arranged to lie between two adjacent columns or divisions of the pages, and a reversible index pivoted at one edge to said transverse bar, substantially as set forth.

et. An account or record book provided with a hinged frame capable of swinging to either side of the open book and havingaiiat-sided bar at its free end, and a reversible index provided at one edge with a {iexible pocket which receives said bar, substantially as set forth.

5. An account or record book provided at its back or center with pintles, a swinging frame comprising side bars arranged along the upper and lower edges of the leaves and a transverse bar connecting the outer ends of said side bars, spiral springs connecting said side bars with said pini'les, and an index carried by said frame, substantially as set forth.

G. An account or record book provided at its back or center with a pocket, pintles seated in said pocket and provided at their outer ends with perforated enlargements, a swinging frame comprising side bars and a transverse bar connecting the outer ends of said side bars, spiral springs secured at their outer ends to said side bars and provided at their inner ends with angular extensions which are secured in the perforated enlargements of the pintles, and an index carried by said frame, substantially as set forth. l

Witness my hand this 14th day of September, 1903.

JAMES 1I. RAND.

lVitnesses:

DANIEL A. GRIFFIN, JAMEs H. RAND, Jr.

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